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Have you
ever wondered why it seems so easy to lose motivation, get discouraged, become
downtrodden and unhappy? At first glance it might appear that life is mostly
negative, full of unpleasantness and grief; what with all the suffering and
unhappiness in the world, the idea is easy to believe. But it’s not true. You
might wonder though, why does the negative seem to get more attention? I would
say it’s force of habit. Really! Think about your day-to-day life. Does your
car break down every day? Does your cat run away all the time? Does your
girlfriend break up with you repeatedly and often? Well, unless something is
seriously wrong in your life, none of those things happen with enough frequency
to truly be a daily event. The emotional impact, however, is significant, and
that is why you dwell on it. This morning, for no reason at all (actually there is a mechanical
reason), my car decided to not start. What a pain in the ass, right? My
daughter had to get to school, I had to get to w…